Acromyrmex echinatior
| Latin Name: |  |
Acromymex echinatior |
| Trivialname: |  |
Leafcutterant |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribe: Attini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(3) through their large Space- and Foodrequirements as well as their climateconditions only for experienced antkeepers |
| Distribution: |  |
Centralamerica |
| Habitat: |  |
lowland rainforest |
| Colonyform: |  |
facultative polygyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 11 - 14mm Colour: reddishbrown |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 5 - 9mm Colour: reddishbrown with 4 pairs of spines |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: yellow ferrugineous |
| Nutrition: |  |
a home-grown fungus (Leucoagaricus gongylophorus) is cultivated by the workers with the leaves and flowers of Rosaceae plants and fruits. Specific protein bodies to the fungal hyphae are harvested and fed to queen and brood. The administration of sugar or honey Water is recommended potential foodplants are: blackberries, raspberries, roses, boxwood, elderberry, oak, lime-tree, wild wine next to apples, orange, banana, grapes in an emergency also oatflakes It`s recommended to moisten the leaves before feeding. The feeding of sumach leaves should be avoided at all costs, as these are toxic to the fungus. |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 40 - 70% Nestpart: 80 - 90% garbagechamber: 30 - 40% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 20 - 28°C Nestpart: 20 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
build there nest in soil |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: L - XL !!! with growing of the colony a least 3 Basins for Fungus, Feeding and Garbage !!! |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: - Arena: Potterclay, Perlite, Humus, Sand-Loam |
| Planting: |  |
- |
| Decoration: |  |
- |
| Description: |  |
Acromyrmex echinatior is a small leafcutter from Centralamerica. They are very common in urban dry habitats and open wet forest. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: with the first summerrains founding: claustral with a piece of fungus from the mothercolony which is first fertilized with droppings of the Queen. A Queen can be between 8 and up to 15 years old. colonysize: up to 20 000 Individuals |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with fungus and workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |
